Orli Wald was a member of the German Resistance in Nazi Germany until she was arrested in 1936. She was charged with high treason whereupon she served four and half years in a woman's prison and was later put under "protective custody" in Nazi concentration camps until 1945 when she escaped. Wald was a prisoner functionary within the infirmary of Aschwitz-Birkenau where she was known for helpfulness toward Jews and other prisoners. She is given the title "Angel of Auschwitz".
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1. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: https://www.ushmm.org/
2. Yad Vashem-The World Holocaust Remembrance Center: http://yadvashem.org/
3. Jewish Virtual Library: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/index.html
1. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: https://www.ushmm.org/
2. Yad Vashem-The World Holocaust Remembrance Center: http://yadvashem.org/
3. Jewish Virtual Library: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/index.html
